UPL Agrochem Media Event: Importance of Farmers' Safety

Hello po! Frens, last May 11, 2017 evening, I attended  UPL's bloggers' conference which was held at the Holiday Inn Makati. They wish to spread the word about one of their missions,which is farmers' safety.

May 11, 2017 evening, I attended  UPL's bloggers' conference which was held at the Holiday Inn
Opening Remarks

About UPL

UPL is a leading global producer of crop protection and post harvest products, intermediates, specialty chemicals and other industrial chemicals. They offer insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, fumigants and rodenticides.

UPL is a leading global producer of crop protection and post harvest products, intermediates, specialty chemicals and other industrial chemicals. They offer insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, fumigants and rodenticides.

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Pesticide 101!!!

UPL is the 10th largest agrochemical company in the world, and they aim of fulfilling their corporate responsibility not just to within the business but also to the environment and the people.

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One-Stop Farmer Solution

UPL is awarded as one of the Top 50 Most Caring Companies in 2014 and it is visible by the extension of their responsibility to their employees, the environment, to farmers, and even non-farmers.

UPL (United Phosphorus Ltd)  history at a glance:
In 1969, a young chemist, Mr. Rajju Shroff, started on manufacturing Red Phosphorus in the town of Vapi in South Gujarat.

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Aside from UPL's  background, they also shared their brands /  product lines and what is in the pipeline, helping farmers, and a question and answer portion after.

Here in the Philippines, UPL has been around for 5 years, starting August 2012.

Price Advantage
They do not believe in "cheap" price, but rather in reasonably priced, in order to maintain good quality.

Availability
UPL is present in 128 countries. Here in the Philippines, UPL products are available in agricultural supply stores and authorized distributors like Jardine.

Manufacturing Plants
UPL products are not all made in India, because they have manufacturing facilities around the world.

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Left to right: UPL Philippines' Tapas Bhattacharjee, Country Head; Jacxyl Silvosa, Account Manager; Marvin Angeles, Senior Technical and Product Development Executive; Rizmel Librojo, Senior Executive for Registration and Product Development.

I asked a rather silly question: Since pesticide is a poison, can expired poison still be able to poison? I was answered that even though the potency might have degraded, but still, it is still poisonous.

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UPL Philippines officials
UPL believes in making the world a better place, with steps like crop protection and promotion of farmers' safety. Everything they do is not solely for the business; after all, at the core of UPL is Doing Things Better. Thanks for reading! :)

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